THEATINE


Meaning of THEATINE in English

[The.a.tine] n [NL Theatinus, fr. L Teatinus inhabitant of Chieti, fr. Teate Chieti, Italy] (ca. 1598): a priest of the Order of Clerks Regular founded in 1524 in Italy by St. Cajetan and Gian Pietro Caraffa to reform Catholic morality and combat Lutheranism -- Theatine adj

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